Science

Math

Humanities

... and beyond

Socratic Meta
Featured Answers

Topics

How do you find the midpoint of A(8, 11) and B(–5, 2)?

1 Answer

Mar 3, 2016

Midpoint $= (\frac{3}{2}, \frac{13}{2})$ $= ((3)/2 , (13)/2)$

Explanation:

A $(8, 11) = x_{1}, y_{1}$ $(8,11) = color(blue)(x_1,y_1$
B $(- 5, 2) = x_{2}, y_{2}$ $(-5,2) = color(blue)(x_2,y_2$

Midpoint is calculated using formula: $(\frac{x_{1} + x_{2}}{2}, \frac{y_{1} + y_{2}}{2})$ $color(blue)(((x_1+x_2)/2 , (y_1+y_2)/2)$

$= (\frac{8 + (- 5)}{2}, \frac{11 + 2}{2})$ $=( (8+(-5))/2 , (11+2)/2)$

$= (\frac{3}{2}, \frac{13}{2})$ $= ((3)/2 , (13)/2)$

Related questions

See all questions in Midpoint Formula

Impact of this question

1647 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License